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Flu Vaccines
Research in the area of flu vaccines reported from T. Sugimura and colleagues
July 9th, 2008
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Improved antibody responses in infants less than 1 year old using intradermal influenza vaccination.' According to recent research from Japan, "Antibody response to influenza vaccine is limited in early. Infants have poorer hemagglutination-inhibiting antibody responses than 12-month-old." "Intradermal administration reportedly elicited immune responses similar to or better than a standard intramuscular dose. We hypothesized that intradermal injection could achieve a better response in infants than subcutaneous injection. We randomized 34 healthy infants 6-12 months old to either intradermal immunization (0.1 ml of trivalent...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-07-09)
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